Woke up Blind

Photo: Rahi Rezvani

Choreographer: Marco Goecke

“The songs 'You and I' and 'The Way Young Lovers Do' by Jeff Buckley, who died tragically and young, deal with love in different ways: the first is slow, with very stretched-out vocals; the second has fast, almost hectic guitar accompaniment. Both songs form the basis for Marco Goecke’s choreography 'Woke up Blind'. The two female and five male dancers are drawn into an acoustic
world in which they excel in contesting with Buckley’s vocal power and his frenetic guitar sounds. Like young lovers, they throw themselves into the unknown regardless of the consequences, driven purely by longing. Goecke has once again managed to reach the core of human emotions through pure, highly complex movement.” - Nadja Kadel